Friday, April 19, 2024
Two dancers from the Russian company were set to perform at a benefit for a prestigious competition for young dancers, but they were sidelined after protests by pro-Ukrainian activists.
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Barry Hughson, a leader at the National Ballet of Canada, will join the company as it tries to get beyond financial woes.
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The transformative contribution, from an anonymous donor, is the largest in the company’s 91-year history and one of the biggest ever to an American dance group.
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Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly large life savings.
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The renowned troupe will more than triple its footprint, growing its studio space and education programs.
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Houston Grand Opera, known for innovation, unveils Jake Heggie’s “Intelligence,” directed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and featuring Urban Bush Women.
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The company has rebounded after the pandemic and a series of scandals, stabilizing its finances, revamping its culture and attracting younger audiences.
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Janet Rollé, who had helped lead the company through the turmoil of the pandemic, stepped down a week before its summer season begins.
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Dance Reflections, coming in October, will feature international choreographers as well as classic work by the American artist Lucinda Childs.
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After the invasion of Ukraine, Ratmansky cut ties with Russian ballet companies. But he says they’re still using his work.
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The milestone season will honor the legacy of George Balanchine, the company’s co-founder, and feature several world premieres.
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As Russia works to shore up its image and rebuild its soft power after its invasion of Ukraine, it is strengthening cultural ties with friendly nations, including China.
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The American Dance Institute, which operates the center, said the pandemic and shifting priorities of donors had led it to rethink its mission.
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“I wanted a change,” Ratmansky said, announcing his next chapter after 13 years at American Ballet Theater.
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The cultural center plans to use a $10 million gift to build a new space focused on dance and technology.
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The company’s four-week summer season at the Metropolitan Opera will feature this Christopher Wheeldon ballet, the most complicated work it has staged.
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The American Ballet Theater dancer announced an extracurricular initiative that Copeland hopes will bring more Black and Latino children to dance.
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Sonja Kostich, a cultural administrator and dancer, will lead the group as it works to expand its audience amid the pandemic.
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Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.
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Thursday, May 26, 2022
An initiative by the League of American Orchestras will enlist 30 ensembles to perform works by six living composers, all of them women.
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The company will present a mix of new and old works, including a full-length premiere to Aaron Copland by Justin Peck.
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The company’s spring offerings include the British choreographer Akram Khan’s “Giselle” and the Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby.
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After repeated delays caused by the pandemic, the company plans to perform at the opera house next summer for the first time in three years.
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Ballet companies are reworking the holiday classic partly in response to a wave of anti-Asian hate that has intensified during the pandemic.
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Chelsea Factory will offer residencies in music, dance, theater and film at its 14,000-square-foot space in Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PMJanet Rollé, general manager of Beyoncé’s entertainment firm, will lead the dance company as it works to recover from the pandemic.
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Friday, October 8, 2021
In its first full season since the start of the pandemic, the organization will feature a mix of new and familiar works in dance and theater.
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The surge of the Delta variant has prompted many dance companies to retool the holiday favorite. At New York City Ballet, there will be no performers under 12.
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Eager for a comeback amid the pandemic, the center will distribute the gift to Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet.
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Shanta Thake, a theater executive, faces challenges that include helping the center embrace new genres and attract virus-wary audiences.
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Amar Ramasar, a principal dancer who was denounced by colleagues for sharing vulgar texts, will leave the company in May.
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A wave of nationalistic music, theater and dance is sweeping China, part of Beijing’s efforts to improve the party’s image and strengthen political loyalty.
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Natalia Osipova and the impresario Vladimir Kekhman, formerly known as Russia’s “Banana King,” once worked closely together.
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One of the few places where performances continued steadily for much of the pandemic has had to shut down theaters just as they are reopening elsewhere.
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